Gun Facts – Your Guide to Debunking Gun Control Myths

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[quote=CognitiveDissonance]Interestinly, Switzerland is #3 in guns per capita and still is half the ratio of the US, who is number 1.[/quote]

That is interesting – the list is here. #2 is that extremely stable country of Yemen. Iraq and Finland are right next to each other in the list. Mexico is very low but of course has tons of gun crime in the drug war. The list seems to show that there is not much of a correlation between the number of guns and the crime level/stability of the society. That was the conclusion that Michael Moore seemed to reach in “Bowling For Columbine” after visiting Canada, which also has pretty high gun ownership (although not as high as the US).

I have to admit that US number is pretty surprising. There are probably a bunch of bubbas distorting the figure with their collections.

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I’m curious as to what prompted the OP to post this here?
Josh

[barnaby33]

I’m curious as to what prompted the OP to post this here?
Josh

[barnaby33]

I’m curious as to what prompted the OP to post this here?
Josh

[barnaby33]

I’m curious as to what prompted the OP to post this here?
Josh

[barnaby33]

I’m curious as to what prompted the OP to post this here?
Josh

[ucodegen]

[quote=CognitiveDissonance]Interestinly, Switzerland is #3 in guns per capita and still is half the ratio of the US, who is number 1.[/quote]
True, but how many guns does an M-16 or AK-47 count for? The Swiss are allowed to legally own the fully automatic version of these (except for Geneva and Basel). The fully auto versions of these are not allowed to be owned by citizens.

Also Switzerland has a pretty liberal concept of Carry Concealed. It is assume that you should carry them concealed unless you are a money carrier or law enforcement.

[ucodegen]

[quote=CognitiveDissonance]Interestinly, Switzerland is #3 in guns per capita and still is half the ratio of the US, who is number 1.[/quote]
True, but how many guns does an M-16 or AK-47 count for? The Swiss are allowed to legally own the fully automatic version of these (except for Geneva and Basel). The fully auto versions of these are not allowed to be owned by citizens.

Also Switzerland has a pretty liberal concept of Carry Concealed. It is assume that you should carry them concealed unless you are a money carrier or law enforcement.

[ucodegen]

[quote=CognitiveDissonance]Interestinly, Switzerland is #3 in guns per capita and still is half the ratio of the US, who is number 1.[/quote]
True, but how many guns does an M-16 or AK-47 count for? The Swiss are allowed to legally own the fully automatic version of these (except for Geneva and Basel). The fully auto versions of these are not allowed to be owned by citizens.

Also Switzerland has a pretty liberal concept of Carry Concealed. It is assume that you should carry them concealed unless you are a money carrier or law enforcement.

[ucodegen]

[quote=CognitiveDissonance]Interestinly, Switzerland is #3 in guns per capita and still is half the ratio of the US, who is number 1.[/quote]
True, but how many guns does an M-16 or AK-47 count for? The Swiss are allowed to legally own the fully automatic version of these (except for Geneva and Basel). The fully auto versions of these are not allowed to be owned by citizens.

Also Switzerland has a pretty liberal concept of Carry Concealed. It is assume that you should carry them concealed unless you are a money carrier or law enforcement.

[ucodegen]

[quote=CognitiveDissonance]Interestinly, Switzerland is #3 in guns per capita and still is half the ratio of the US, who is number 1.[/quote]
True, but how many guns does an M-16 or AK-47 count for? The Swiss are allowed to legally own the fully automatic version of these (except for Geneva and Basel). The fully auto versions of these are not allowed to be owned by citizens.

Also Switzerland has a pretty liberal concept of Carry Concealed. It is assume that you should carry them concealed unless you are a money carrier or law enforcement.

[Eugene]

[quote=ucodegen]

Fact: According to the Supreme Court, criminals do not have to obtain licenses or register their weapons, as that would be an act of self-incrimination.
(Haynes vs. U.S. 390 U.S. 85, 1968)

WOW.. Someone had a good attorney.[/quote]

If you’re not allowed to possess a weapon, it seems logical that there should not be a requirement to register any weapon you happen to have illegally. It’s redundant. Just having a weapon is a felony that carries a prison term up to 10 years.

[Eugene]

[quote=ucodegen]

Fact: According to the Supreme Court, criminals do not have to obtain licenses or register their weapons, as that would be an act of self-incrimination.
(Haynes vs. U.S. 390 U.S. 85, 1968)

WOW.. Someone had a good attorney.[/quote]

If you’re not allowed to possess a weapon, it seems logical that there should not be a requirement to register any weapon you happen to have illegally. It’s redundant. Just having a weapon is a felony that carries a prison term up to 10 years.

[Eugene]

[quote=ucodegen]

Fact: According to the Supreme Court, criminals do not have to obtain licenses or register their weapons, as that would be an act of self-incrimination.
(Haynes vs. U.S. 390 U.S. 85, 1968)

WOW.. Someone had a good attorney.[/quote]

If you’re not allowed to possess a weapon, it seems logical that there should not be a requirement to register any weapon you happen to have illegally. It’s redundant. Just having a weapon is a felony that carries a prison term up to 10 years.

[Eugene]

[quote=ucodegen]

Fact: According to the Supreme Court, criminals do not have to obtain licenses or register their weapons, as that would be an act of self-incrimination.
(Haynes vs. U.S. 390 U.S. 85, 1968)

WOW.. Someone had a good attorney.[/quote]

If you’re not allowed to possess a weapon, it seems logical that there should not be a requirement to register any weapon you happen to have illegally. It’s redundant. Just having a weapon is a felony that carries a prison term up to 10 years.

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